GOP legislative candidates outraise opponents

Candidates running for state and federal office in the November general election have filed their third quarter campaign finance reports.

Democratic candidate Tony Foriest and incumbent Republican candidate Howard Coble are vying for the 6th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Coble’s third quarter Federal Election Commission finance report from July 1 to Sept. 30 showed his campaign’s total receipts for the period were $88,866 and total expenditures were $61,587. Coble’s campaign had $126,829 cash on hand at the end of the third quarter.

During the same period, Foriest’s campaign had $16,344 in total receipts while spending $7,809. Foriest’s campaign had $27,435 cash on hand at the end of the third quarter, based on a Federal Election Commission report.

Local candidates seeking the North Carolina House of Representatives District 64 and District 63 seats and the N.C. Senate District 24 seat filed their third quarter campaign finance reports this week with the Alamance County Board of Elections.

Republican candidate Dennis Riddell and Democratic candidate Morris McAdoo are running for N.C. House District 64. Riddell’s campaign had $95,676 total receipts from July 1 through Oct. 20 while McAdoo’s campaign had $13,687 during the period.

During the third quarter, Riddell’s campaign spent $103,562 and had $4,659 cash on hand at the end. McAdoo’s campaign spent $12,060 and had $3,846 cash on hand at the end.

Republican Rick Gunn and Libertarian Party challenger Brandon Black are vying for the N.C. Senate District 24 seat. Gunn’s campaign had $29,072 in total receipts while spending $50,337 during the third quarter. The Gunn campaign had $19,911 cash on hand at the end of the period.

Black’s campaign had $1,000 in total receipts and spent $116 during the third quarter. His campaign had $853 cash on hand at the end of the period.

During the third quarter, Democratic candidate Patricia Philipps’ campaign spent $98,817 on her bid for the N.C. House District 63 seat and had total receipts of $76,578. Her campaign had $1,088 cash on hand at the end of the period.

Republican candidate Stephen Ross, who is running for the N.C. House District 63 seat, also filed a third quarter report. Ross’ campaign spent $139,149 during the period ending Oct. 20. His campaign had $160,619 in total receipts and had $21,470 cash on hand at the end of the reporting period.

Who’s giving?

State and federal candidates complete a campaign donor list for current 2012 election cycle. Source: NC Board of Elections and Federal Election Commission